Tuesday, March 1, 2011

The 2011 Pearl Izumi Ultrarunning Team Summit

It was at the 1998 edition of the Vermont 100 Mile that I was approached by Montrail's Scott McCoubrey and asked if I'd be interested in running with the Montrail Ultrarunning Team. To join the likes of Tim Twietmeyer, Ben Hian, Steve Smucker, Dave Terry, Brandon Sybrowsky and Scott Jurek was but an honor. I remained with the Montrail Team for almost 8 years, even managing the team for a brief year while working at Montrail's Seattle office. Then Adam Chase offered me a spot on Team Solomon. Then it was up to Ashland, Oregon where I donned Rogue Valley Runner green for several years and ran with on a low-key, loosely built team consisting of Hal Koerner, Jenn Shelton, Erik Skaggs, Todd Ragsdale, Neil Olsen, John Leuthold and Chris Rennaker to name but a few.